You encounter a 59 year-old male patient sitting on a park bench of a local hiking trail

You encounter a 59 year-old male patient sitting on a park bench of a local hiking trail. As you approach the patient, you see that he is struggling very hard to breathe. After determining that the scene is safe, you approach the patient, who is sitting upright in a tripod position and is using accessory muscles to breathe. He says to you, in labored breaths, “Please help … I … I … can’t breathe.”

a. Based on the scene size-up characteristics, list the possible conditions you suspect the patient is experiencing.